given the name crooks as he has a crooked back- no name or respect for a human

could be seen as intelligent as he reads a lot

''readin' books or thinkin' or stuff like that''

forced to entertain himself to cope with his loneliness and boredom

California

''nobody got no right to be here but me!'' - to Lennie when he goes into crooks' bunk in barn

''I could get you strung up on a tree so fast it ain't even funny'' - Curley's wife humiliates and asserts her slither of power over him. Sign of racism after he tries to assert his rights.

has enough pride and independence to stand up for himself.

''i had enough,'' he said coldly. ''You got no right comin' in a colored man's room''.

''Crooks had reduced himself to nothing. There was no personality, no ego-nothing.''

"What if George don't come back?" - He taunts Lennie, as he's never been able to assert his power over someone till now

jealousy of their close friendship, taunts and teases Lennie

"S'pose you didn't have nobody. S'pose you couldn't go into the bunk house and play rummy 'cause you were black... A guy needs somebody - to be near him... I tell ya a guy gets too lonely an' he gets sick." shows his desperation and hurt due to being isolated

Realistic and cynical to Geoge and Lennie's dream, heard and seen it all before

''nobody gets to heaven and nobody gets no land''

important as he makes us realise the dream is nothing but a fantasy.

victim of racial prejudice

'' i ain't wanted in the bunkhouse cause i'm black''

Advantage- has more possessions, showing he has been a stable buck for a long time and that this job is more permanent. Good at his job, more than he gets credit for.

Steinbeck is also fair, crooks given his own room, candy thinks he's a 'nice fella'.

not only a black man in a society that regulates non-whites to a sub-human status, but partially disabled in a society that values human beings simply on their ability to provide a service.

dignified reluctance to let people in his room. secretly delighted to playing host to Lennie and George.

Steinbeck makes us aware of crooks' inner feelings to make us sympathise for his isolation and unfair treatment.